I. ASCRC Symbolic Systems Request (3/5/14)
Use to request or renew the general Group III Exception: Symbolic Systems for
degree programs or options. Please complete a separate form for each degree
requesting the exception.
Degree or Degree
Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management
Option*
*For options include all degree requirements followed by the
option requirements.
Dept/Program
College of Forestry and Conservation
Approved Symbolic
FORS 201 or STAT 216 or SOCI 202
System(s)
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor
Keith Bosak
Phone / Email
6062/keith.bosak@umontana.edu
Program Chair
Keith Bosak
Dean
James Burchfield
III: Justification Please explain why the program of study requires over 48 credits
for a first baccalaureate degree:
The BS in PTRM is a professional degree that requires students to be proficient in a
number of areas. These include social and natural sciences, accounting and economics,
written and oral communication, technical and quantitative skill development, and
marketing and business. In order for students to be properly prepared to manage parks
and protected areas for tourism and recreation and tourism, students are required to take
more than 48 credits. As shown below, students in the BS PTRM degree are required to
pass at least ___ credits of major-specific courses above and beyond the required general
education courses. All of the courses listed below, including those that happen to align
with the University’s general education requirements, are considered essential to the
education of PTRM students.
IV. Degree Requirements: (1) List all courses required for the major and the
credits earned. Courses that apply toward the 48-credit threshold include all
requirements for the primary major and designated pre-requisite courses (2) Subtract
general education credits fulfilled by these requirements. Example: If a major requires
PHSX 205N-208N (totaling 10 credits), only 4 credits apply towards the 48 credit
threshold since 6 credits are needed to fulfill general education group XI (Natural
Sciences).
See attached for ‘core’ courses PTRM students are required to take.
Total Credits (Excluding General Education Credits): 52
V. Option Requirements:
N/A
Total Credits (Excluding General Education Credits):
Please note: Programs granted a symbolic-systems exception to the general education modern and
classical languages requirement will have to reapply every four years to keep the exception. The
application will require an up-to-date accounting showing that the 48-credit threshold is exceeded.
Parks, Tourism, and Recreation
Management B.S.
The B.S. in Parks, Tourism & Recreation Management degree is designed to
prepare students for professional positions developing and managing naturebased recreation experiences and park resources for public land management
agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the nature-based tourism industry.
Students pursuing this degree must choose between an option in Recreation
Resources Management or Nature-Based Tourism. The Recreation Resources
Management option provides the educational background necessary for
evaluating and managing wild lands to protect their recreational, heritage, and
ecological values. The Nature-Based Tourism option is designed to combine an
understanding of social, cultural, political, environmental, and economic contexts
surrounding tourism in a natural resource setting. All students learn the
processes and conceptual skills needed to determine alternative management
strategies, make management decisions, and carry out management programs.
Included are courses leading to an understanding of the basic ecological
characteristics of recreational lands. Students also take courses dealing with
human behavior and management. Emphasis is placed on presenting problems
that would be encountered while managing national parks and forests, state and
regional parks, wilderness areas, and other recreation resources of international
and national significance.
Bachelor of Science - Parks, Tourism &Rec
Management
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College of Forestry & Conserv
Catalog Year: 2014-2015
Degree Specific Credits: 69
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Note: There are no longer "degree options". Students can design their own
elective choices with an advisor.
Major Required Courses
Rule: Must take all courses
Course
Credits
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NRSM 200 - Nat.Resource Professional Wrtg
3 Credits
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NRSM 210N - Soils, Water and Climate
3 Credits
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PTRM 210 - Nature-Based Tourism
3 Credits
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PTRM 217S - Wildland Recreation Management
3 Credits
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Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Outside Major Required Courses
12 Total Credits Requir
Rule: Must take all courses
Note: Can take SOCI 202 Social Statistics OR FORS 201 Biometrics in place of
STATS 216; Can take THTR 120A Intro to Acting in place of COMX 111A; can
take BIOE 172 Into to Ecology OR BIOO 105 Botany in place of BIOB 170
Course
Credits
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ACTG 201 - Principles of Fin Acct
3 Credits
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ACTG 202 - Principles of Mang Acct
3 Credits
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BIOB 170N - Princpls Biological Diversity
3 Credits
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COMX 111A - Intro to Public Speaking
3 Credits
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ECNS 201S - Principles of Microeconomics
3 Credits
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M 115 - Probability and Linear Math
3 Credits
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PSYX 100S - Intro to Psychology
4 Credits
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STAT 216 - Introduction to Statistics
4 Credits
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WRIT 101 - College Writing I
3 Credits
Sho w All Co urse
Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
29 Total Credits Required
In addition to the above requirements, students are also required to take at least 3 credits
of skills classes. Students can choose from: ECP 120 Emergency Care Provider and lab
(3)cr., NRSM 379 Collaboration (3)cr, BKMT 325, Principles of Marketing (3)cr., or
FORS 250 Introduction to GIS. Alternatively, students can take two semesters of a
foreign language.
3 credits or more required
Major Required Courses
Rule: Must take all courses
Note: Can take WILD 410 Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics in place of NRSM 422;
Can take NRSM 462 Range Ecology in place of FORS 330; Can take PTRM 451
Tourism & Sustainability in place of PTRM 482
Course
Credits
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FORS 330 - Forest Ecology
3 Credits
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NRSM 422 - Nat Res Policy/Administration
3 Credits
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PTRM 300 - Recreation Behavior
3 Credits
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PTRM 310 - Nat Res Interp and Comm
3 Credits
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PTRM 380 - Rec Admin & Leadership
3 Credits
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PTRM 482 - Wilderness & Protctd Area Mgt
3 Credits
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PTRM 484 - PTRM Field Measurement Tech
3 Credits
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PTRM 485 - Recreation Planning
4 Credits
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PTRM 495 - Practicum in PTRM
1 To 15 Credits
Sho w All Co urse
Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
28 Total Credits Required
Writing Within Major
Rule: Must complete the following subcategories
9 Total Credits Required
Lower Division Writing
Rule: Must take all courses
Course
Credits
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NRSM 200 - Nat.Resource Professional Wrtg
3 Credits
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WRIT 101 - College Writing I
3 Credits
Sho w All Co urse
Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
6 Total Credits Required
Upper Division Writing
Rule: Must take one of the following courses
Course
Credits
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PTRM 451 - Tourism & Sustainability
3 Credits
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PTRM 482 - Wilderness & Protctd Area Mgt
3 Credits
Sho w All Co urse
Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
3 Total Credits Required
Math within Major
Rule: Must take all courses
Sho w All Co urse
Course
Credits
M 115 - Probability and Linear Math
3 Credits
Descriptio ns
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Minimum Required Grade: C
3 Total Credits Required
Symbolic Systems
Rule: Must take at least one of the following courses
Course
Credits
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FORS 201 - Forest Biometrics
3 Credits
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SOCI 202 - Social Statistics
3 Credits
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STAT 216 - Introduction to Statistics
4 Credits
Sho w All Co urse
Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Expressive Arts Requirement
Rule: must take one of the following courses
3-4 Total Credits Required
Course
Credits
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COMX 111A - Intro to Public Speaking
3 Credits
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THTR 120A - Introduction to Acting I
3 Credits
Sho w All Co urse
Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
3 Total Credits Required
Social Science within Major
Rule: must take the following course
Sho w All Co urse
Course
Credits
PTRM 217S - Wildland Recreation Management
3 Credits
Descriptio ns
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Minimum Required Grade: C-
3 Total Credits Requir
Ethical & Human Values Elective within Major
Rule: CAN take the elective course
Sho w All Co urse
Course
Credits
NRSM 489E - Ethics Forestry & Conservation
3 Credits
Descriptio ns
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Minimum Required Grade: C-
3 Total Credits Require
Natural Sciences within Major
Rule: Must take NRSM 210 and one of the biology courses
Course
Credits
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BIOB 170N - Princpls Biological Diversity
3 Credits
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BIOE 172N - Introductory Ecology
3 Credits
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BIOO 105N - Introduction to Botany
3 Credits
Show Description
NRSM 210N - Soils, Water and Climate
3 Credits
Sho w All Co urse
Descriptio ns
Minimum Required Grade: C-
6 Total Credits Required